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NDLEA Bursts Man Using Wheelchair To Sell Illicit Drugs

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November 12, 2023
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NDLEA Bursts Man Using Wheelchair To Sell Illicit Drugs
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has arrested a 45-year old physically challenged man using his wheelchair to deal in illegal sale of drugs to members of the public in Edo State.

The suspect, Godwin Emuneyin , was arrested for dealing in illicit substances such as methamphetamine and skunk at Afuze, headquarters of Owan East local government area of Edo State.

Spokesman of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi confirmed the arrest of the suspect on Sunday in a statement in Abuja.

He said the suspect was arrested by operatives of NDLEA on Tuesday, 7th November at his base in Afuze.

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Babafemi said his arrest followed credible intelligence received by the NDLEA.

“As at the time of his arrest, a wooden box used to conceal illicit substances including 18 pinches of methamphetamine, one block and 71 wraps of skunk, was recovered from him,” he said.

In other interdiction operations in Edo State, Babafemi said NDLEA operatives on Monday , 6th November recovered 42 bags of skunk weighing 480kgs from a camp in Aviosi forest in Owan West Locak Government Area.

“While the Utese forest in Ovia North East LGA was also raided same day with 231.5kgs of the substance recovered and a cannabis farm measuring 0.778960 hectare destroyed.

“In Adamawa State, operatives on patrol along Ngurore-Yola road on Thursday 9th November intercepted a Toyota Corolla car marked TZG 97 KY loaded with 30, 899 Tramadol 225mg and 100mg pills concealed inside the body compartments of the car.

“The driver found in possession of the drug exhibits, Sani Samaila (a.k.a Isa Male), 25, said he was bringing the consignment from Jalingo, Taraba State to deliver in Yola, Adamawa State.

“The previous day, Wednesday, 8th November, a suspect, Abdullahi Sani (a.k.a Danfulani) was arrested at Ngurore town in possession of some quantity of dried weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa in a white nylon.

“He thereafter led operatives on a follow up operation to the home of a drug lord, Alhaji Bubakari (a.k.a Dan Mamuda), an unrepentant ex-convict, where 19 blocks of compressed cannabis that weighed 13kgs were recovered.

“In Ogun State, not less than 18.875 tons of cannabis sativa on 7.55 hectares farmland were destroyed and another 100 jumbo bags weighing 1,100 kilograms of the psychoactive substance recovered at James town, Ogunmakin area of Obafemi Owode LGA on Monday 6th November, by a combined team of NDLEA operatives with officers and men of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Federal Road Safety Corps, Defence Intelligence Agency and the State Security Network, Amotekun.

“Okpor Chukwuma and six other male suspects found on the farmland were arrested.

“While a commercial bus driver, Olayinka Sowo, 25, was arrested on Friday, 10th November along Ibadan – Akure expressway over alleged conspiracy to transport 45.150kgs cannabis from Lagos to Osun State, NDLEA officers in Abuja on same day intercepted 7, 980 pills of diazepam and 567 bottles of codeine syrup in a commercial bus along Abaji-Abuja highway after which a follow up operation at Zuba motor park led to the arrest of the owner of the consignment, Ugwu Ikenna, 30.

“In Delta State, NDLEA operatives backed by men of the Nigerian Army stormed a remote forest in Umuchime community, Ndokwa West LGA where they destroyed 12.5 tons of cannabis on five hectares of farmland, and recovered 53.22kgs processed weeds and seeds of the substance.

“A suspect, Christopher Anim (alias Ogidi) was also arrested in the course of the operation.

“Two suspects : Amarachukwu Eugene, 32, and Abdulaziz Auwal, 25, were arrested in another operation by operatives in Kano with 202 blocks of skunk weighing 113.1kgs on Tuesday 7th November,” the statement explained.

Babafemi also said NDLEA Commands across the country during the week under review intensified their War Against Drug Abuse, (WADA) advocacy lectures.

“These include : Sensitisation lecture for students of Government Commercial Secondary School, Wudil, Kano State; WADA advocacy visit to Zamfara State governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal in Gusau; WADA sensitisation lecture for students of George Burton Memorial School, Ilesa, Osun State and similar lecture delivered at Kenneth Dike Secondary School, Awka, Anambra State, among others.

The Chairman/CEO of the NDLEA, retired Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa in his reaction commended officers and men of the Edo, Ogun, Osun, Adamawa, Delta, and FCT Commands for their efforts.

Marwa equally applauded their counterparts across the country for intensifying their WADA advocacy lectures, thus creating parity between their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction activities.
(vitalnewsngr.com)

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